Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.594-SNAPSHOT-1 (http://www.squarespace.com)http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_krakow_town_square.jpg?pictureId=3532362<p>Such a beautiful Town Square!</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_family_at_windows.jpg?pictureId=3532352http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_family.jpg?pictureId=3532351<p>Brenna, Owen and Ella pondering -- which way from here?</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_brenna_buskers.jpg?pictureId=3532350<p>Firstly - <a href="/blog/2009/7/28/welcome-to-the-krakow-variety-hour-krakow-poland.html" target="_blank">they're really good!</a>&nbsp;Secondly - their t-shirts were too funny for a guy who worked at Warner Brothers for 12 years to pass up.</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_michael_jackson_puppet.jpg?pictureId=3532389<p>Puppet show. Freak show. You decide. A busker on the square performed with this Jacko puppet and a scary Celine Dion too.</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_krakow_town_square_2.jpg?pictureId=3532363<p>Town Square from St. Mary's Church Tower<br /></p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_kids_on_statue.jpg?pictureId=3532356<p>I wondered why the kids were quiet for so long. They kept doing this until we looked up and saw them.</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_owen_kindle_school.jpg?pictureId=3532390<p><a href="http://www.fromheretouncertainty.com/blog/2008/11/12/so-we-home-school.html" target="_blank">Homeschooling</a> Kindle style.</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_saltmine_chandelier.jpg?pictureId=3532440<p>This chandelier is carved from salt. Incredible! It was one of several hanging in one of the underground chapels of the <a href="http://www.fromheretouncertainty.com/blog/2009/8/14/im-a-professional-sound-man-dont-try-this-at-home.html" target="_blank">Wieliczka Salt Mine</a>.<br /></p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_saltmine_chandelier_2.jpg?pictureId=3532441<p>Close up of salt chandelier.</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_owen_river.jpg?pictureId=3532391http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_balloon.jpg?pictureId=3532344<p>You go up. You go down. It takes about fifteen minutes and there's a nice view at the top.</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_balloon_inside.jpg?pictureId=3532346http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_krakow_from_balloon.jpg?pictureId=3532360<p>The Vistula River and Wawel Castle from the balloon.</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_kids_wawel.jpg?pictureId=3532358<p>I love this shot. Eleanor not so much...</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_wawel_dragon.jpg?pictureId=3532442<p>He shoots fire!</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_kazimierz_star.jpg?pictureId=3532355<p>Kazimierz is a historical district in Krakow which was the Jewish quarter from the 14th century until World War II.</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_kazimierz_old_building.jpg?pictureId=3532354<p>I just thought all the satellite dishes were kind of funny.</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_auschwitz_plaque.jpg?pictureId=3532341<p>The tour to the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps was harrowing. Everyone should go.</p>http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_birkenau.jpg?pictureId=3532348http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_auschwitz_halt.jpg?pictureId=3532340http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_auschwitz_wire.jpg?pictureId=3532343http://fromheretouncertainty.com/picture/poland_auschwitz_sign.jpg?pictureId=3532342